Each device which is connected to the Internet has a distinctive identifier referred to as IP (Internet Protocol) address. This includes computer systems, web servers, smart phones, switches, etc. The pool of addresses, that was introduced at first, has already been distributed, so the so-called IPv4 IP addresses are progressively being replaced with IPv6 addresses. Every domain name which opens an internet site comes with an IP record, which is the address of the server where it's hosted. With the IPv4 system, the record is called A and it consists of four groups of numbers from 1 to 255 divided by a dot, while in the IPv6 system it is called AAAA and it is made up of eight groups of hexadecimal numbers i.e. this kind of records use numbers from 0 to 9 and letters from A to F. An example of an AAAA record is 2010:0c48:43d3:2142:1012:8c3a:2475:2435 and this format supports a considerably larger amount of IPs than the IPv4 format.

AAAA Records in Cloud Web Hosting

If you want to set up a new AAAA record for any domain name or subdomain hosted inside your cloud web hosting account, it won't take you more than a couple of easy steps to do that. Our in-house built Hepsia Control Panel is extremely intuitive to use and it will permit you to set up or edit any record without difficulty. When you sign in and go to the DNS Records section, where you'll discover all current records for your domains and subdomains, you will simply have to click on the "New" button, choose AAAA from a small drop-down options menu within the pop-up which will show up, enter or paste the necessary IPv6 address and save the modification - it is as simple as that. The new record is going to be fully functioning within no more than one hour and the hostname which you have created it for shall start opening whatever content you have with the other company. If required, you'll also be able to modify the TTL (Time To Live) value, which indicates the time in seconds that the new record will be working after you eventually change it to something different or you simply erase it.

AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting

When you have a semi-dedicated server account from our company and you need to create an AAAA record for a domain address you have hosted in it or a subdomain you've created, it'll take you just a few mouse clicks within the Hepsia Control Panel to achieve that. Even if you have never had a hosting account before, you will not experience any issues because you will use a very simple and intuitive interface. All of the DNS records for your domain addresses will be listed in a section of the CP with the same name, so when you go there, you will see all records which have been set up automatically or manually and you'll be able to create a new one by clicking on the corresponding button. A little pop-up shall appear, so with only a few mouse clicks you can pick the type of record that you need and for which Internet domain or subdomain it's going to be set up. Next, just paste the IPv6 address within a text box, save the modification and an hour later the new AAAA record is going to be 100% functioning. As an optional setting, you can pick the time this record shall be working after you edit it or erase it in the future. That is the so-called TTL, or Time To Live value of the record, which you can modify from the default 3600 seconds if the other company needs it.